Spenner Surname

215,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Spenner Surname Definition:

(English) 1 for Spender, q.v.

2 for Spinner, q.v.

Spenner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9581:84,03510,591
United States6401:566,34246,539
Denmark1681:33,5993,470
England311:1,797,35772,927
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Spenner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 for Spender, q.v.

2 for Spinner, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spenner Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Spenner Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Spenner occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Spenner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spenner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 215,176th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,815,469 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Spenner are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Spenner is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 958 people, or 1 in 84,035. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside and Hesse, where 7 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Denmark, where 9 percent reside.

Spenner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spenner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spenner last name expanded 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 443 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spenner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spenner last name are 16.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

Spenner earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning $42,887 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spennert938/
Spennere931/
Szpenner931/
Spengner931/
Spenne921/
Spinner868,282/
Spennes86119/
Spenney8620/
Spennie8613/
Spnnger861/
Spennerová827/
Spennerova821/
Shpinner8017/
Spenneit808/
Spinnert806/
Szpinner804/
Spingner804/
Spinnier803/
Spennett803/
Spångner801/
Spinnger800/
Spinnerd800/
Spenny77303/
Spinne7754/
Spenna7710/
Spenni772/
Sphner770/
Spinney713,248/
Spinnie7148/
Spinnea7110/
Špinner716/
Spinnei711/
Spennis711/
Spinnerová711/
Spinnet710/
Spinnett6726/
Spinneit6712/
Spinneys677/
Hspne671/
Spinneth671/
Spnni671/
Spennaid670/
Spinnirz670/
Spney670/

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